Senior Procurement Specialist Job Description
Senior procurement specialist
provides process support to Supply Chain Management (SCM); provide requirements and obligations of utilizing defense material/property under Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Federal Acquisition Regulation/Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (FAR/DFARS), contractual and business requirements.
Senior Procurement Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Develop and lead supplier managed inventory engagements, maximizing consistency across the Enterprise
Develop best value source selection process relative to the supplier managed inventory services
Identify and develop best-in-class suppliers
Drive cost savings by lowering the total cost of acquisition through effective negotiations, value analysis and process improvements
Analyze historical spend data to identify new opportunities for cost savings
Establish and maintain good supplier and internal customer relationships that foster an environment of collaboration and trust
Ensures development fabric transition from Materials R&D efficiently, on time, and ready for the commercialization process
Works closely with Brand Marketing and Materials R&D to execute commodity trim development
Provides status reporting by coordinating fabric and trim development with the Hong Kong office
Analyzes fabric and trim costs by fabric and trim type, supplier, and item to identify opportunities for cost reductions
Senior Procurement Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Senior Procurement Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPM, APICS, CPSM, SOW, CIPS, CPIM, NCMA, ISM, FAC, CPCM
Education for Senior Procurement Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the senior procurement specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Business/Administration, Engineering, Education, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Administration, Technical, Management, Science
Skills for Senior Procurement Specialist
Desired skills for senior procurement specialist include:
Federal Acquisition Regulations
Supply chain processes
SAP PRISM and other procurement tools
ITAR and import/export requirements
Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Reading drawings
Inventory
Procurement tools
Buying complex electrical and mechanical commodities
Desired experience for senior procurement specialist includes:
Partners with HK Materials team and QA/QC team to develop fabric and trim testing standards
Develops and maintains seasonal and year-over-year volume and cost reporting by supplier, trim type and individual trim item
Manages the trim and fabric libraries
Tracks trim production lead times by supplier and trim type
Facilitate and lead to develop effective cost reduction strategies, implementation plans and achieve the best possible customer service for Packaging Solutions
Monitoring the adherence/compliance with regards to “Restricted Substance List” & “Conflict Minerals” on a Trims/Accessories & Packaging
Senior Procurement Specialist Examples
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Senior Procurement Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a senior procurement specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior procurement specialist
- Establish strong partnerships and educate stakeholders on procurement best practices in order to deliver category objectives
- Create and deliver thoughtful PowerPoint presentations to senior management to support recommended actions and strategic direction
- Partner with associated internal groups to identify and develop alternate/additional supply sources, assess financial stability, quality, and capabilities of potential vendors
- Negotiate Agreement Terms and Conditions and work with clients to ensure appropriate contract approvals are obtained and documented
- Investigate incorrect or late orders and initiates corrective action or recommendations for action
- Determine supplier’s capacity and ability to meet quality standards, specifications and delivery schedules
- May be responsible for soliciting budgetary pricing for equipment, material, or labor to support estimating/proposal efforts for a major project or projects
- 3rd Party Suppliers
- Supplier Management – Ensure That Suppliers Are Being Evaluated On Their Performance And When Required They Are Committed To And Making Improvements
- Develop and execute sourcing plans, subcontract management plans (together with the Enterprise Contract Lead and Supplier Quality)
Qualifications for senior procurement specialist
- Ability to place a PO of medium to high complexity and process a high volume of POs across various business units
- Proficiency to perform and comprehend price analyses, source selection/justification
- Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Contract Administration, or similar discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience (Bachelor Degree = 8 years of additional applicable experience)
- Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Contract Administration, or similar discipline
- Familiarity with FAR/DFAR requirements and U.S. Government subcontracting a plus
- Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or a related field
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a senior procurement specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior procurement specialist
- Managing external contracts and office documentation
- Implementing improvements in administrative and procurement services
- Managing car fleet
- Ensuring existence and updating insurance policies for the bank's activities
- Preparing reports and KPI’s
- Work closely with the team to promote and execute the vision of Procurement area
- Being part of exciting projects which will have influence on shape of our working place
- Resolve any discrepancies w.r.t
- Ensure the ordering process PR-PO, Order To Delivery (OTD) remains within agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics
- Own up projects, from the conceptualization stage to completion, which entail modifications and/or augmentation of various facilities by engaging architects, general contractors and project management consultants
Qualifications for senior procurement specialist
- Detailed Knowledge of Opentext VIM
- Detailed Integration Knowledge with SAP Finance/BW
- Experience in managing a complex technical systems/environment
- Experience of having to communicate clearly with a range of people at different levels of the organisation and explain and discuss technical issues using a range of styles, tools and techniques
- Experience in working with 3rd party suppliers
- Work closely with Engineering, Quality and Operations to create common supplier Statements of Work and robust integrated supplier processes
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Senior Procurement Specialist Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of senior procurement specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior procurement specialist
- Effectively manage conflicts and transformations at all levels by developing and leveraging trusted business relationships
- Size up technology, processes, resources and tasks in order to plan and execute complex projects
- Develop and manage key peer relationships to support knowledge sharing and work optimization
- Prepare various analyses and works with Company departments to assure good customer relations and compliance with Contract terms
- Manage personal data and information for reporting and analytic activities associated with the procurement process including SLAs, KPIs and project data
- Assist with maintenance of client contracts data base and special terms documents
- Manage all aspects of category specific contract administration, including filing, gaining signatures, coordinating exchange and delivery of contract related materials with client
- Develop and manage vendor relationships including contract negotiations, covering all commercial terms, technical services, special programs according to guidelines and requirements
- Administrates the contractual obligations due
- Prepares and studies analysis related to the contracts improvements for the existing terms and conditions
Qualifications for senior procurement specialist
- 2 years of experience with commercial procurement
- Experience with government procurements and all statutory requirements applicable to purchasing under federal contracts
- Experience with e-procurement systems, including ARIBA
- Knowledge of broad-based suppliers, products, and markets
- Knowledge of FARs, including consent and notification, CAS, TINA, small business requirements, price analysis, commercial item determination, and source justifications
- Knowledge of Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) procedures
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Senior Procurement Specialist Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a senior procurement specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior procurement specialist
- Prepares lists of required materials, tools, and equipment
- Creates, monitors and analyzes shortage reports
- Execution of sourcing decisions for assigned category
- Allocation of contracts to demand requests
- Performance responsibility for assigned category and supply base on regional and local level and its reporting a communication within the category team
- Management of supplier base and ensure quality in supply
- Responsible for savings and KPI achievements and its reporting of the supply base
- Effectively managing requisition to pay process
- Active and adequate support of the Director, Procurement
- Conduct negotiation of products and services on regional and local level
Qualifications for senior procurement specialist
- Experience in a teamwork environment
- Ability to draft contractual agreements for proposed procurements, review terms and conditions, and evaluate contractual risk
- Ability to apply principles of technical and economic evaluation and use these evaluations as a basis for negotiation strategies and sourcing recommendations
- BA or BS degree in Business or a related field preferred
- Experience working with different types of subcontracts (FFP, CPFF)
- Knowledge of RTV processes
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Senior Procurement Specialist Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a senior procurement specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior procurement specialist
- Execute sourcing strategies defined by the Director, Procurement
- Support sourcing process, identifying regional and local supply needs, soliciting quotes, tendering and negotiating supplier contracts
- Analysis of supply markets for the assigned commodity groups in alignment and under supervision of Director, Procurement
- Closely interact with Business Partners and act as a central entry point for requisitions related to the assigned category
- Manage and track supplier reliability and administer improvement program
- Develop supplier performance reporting and establish standard process for monitoring and evaluation
- Maintain contracts, ensure central accessibility of contract terms and conditions, support tool development for tracking and maintaining contracts
- Support implementation and increase utilization of eProcurement system from a regional perspective
- Drive early procurement involvement and pro-actively conduct internal customer care
- Work with internal customers to develop category strategies and sourcing strategies for specific purchases or commodities which will best meet business needs at lowest sustainable costs
Qualifications for senior procurement specialist
- Knowledge of procurement systems SAP
- Detailed Knowledge of SAP MM/SRM/ UI5/ Ariba including Product Categories, Shopping Carts, MDG
- Applies subject matter procurement knowledge to execute a variety of common or complex projects integrating client needs, strategic business goal of the function and financial objectives
- Need to interact with some local, regional and global counterparts (internal and external) on mid to senior level (internally) to achieve desired results
- Is advisor to internal stakeholders for business related topics
- Considers customer´s feedback in his/her area